Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-04
WILL BE WELCOMED.
A TUBE WORKS TO BE LOCATED DOWN AT
BBNWOOD.
According 10 q Seemingly Well Founded RumOr-
The Riverside Company 10 be
the Owners.

There is an old saying that to him who
has more will be given, or words to that
effect, and it now looks as if this city is
soon to figure as the him" to which more is
to be given. For some time past Wheel
ing has been booming right along in the
way of industrial activity, and hardly a
week passes but some new or rather old
enterprise opens to give employment to
her idle workmen, and rumors have been
floating about that other immense indus
trial establishments were to be located
here, although the story WA told in
such a vague, indefinite way that ii
SavOred rather more of mere talk than
truth. But now, it may be safely asserted,
something is coming, sure and certain, II
indications are criterions to go by; and as
indications are shadows of coming events,
and coming events always cast their shad-
ows before, they are pretty good things to
Judge from.
Yesterday a REGISTER reporter met a
gentleman who keeps pretty well posted
in relation to things generally, and some
things in particular, but he didn't know
IN item of news that would be of interest
to the public until the iron business was
mentioned, when he said:
II suppose that you have heard that the
Riverside pudding department is to re-
sumo work in full"
That was q chestnut, OF course, and the
reporter made remarks to that effect.
well" continued he, do you know
what they are going to do with all the iron
they can manufacture?
That was an easy one. Sell it, of
course" said the scribe.
There is no doubt of that, " answered
the gentleman, ''but there is every in
dieation that it will not be sold
until it is turned out into ,,bo,
article which will command , T tLa
price tnnn you in nSpointer if you prom
&c No' .SS9rter never tells anything so the
sentleman continued with this rather
| startling but agreeable information:
II have it from a reliable source that
inside of five months an immense tube
works will be in operation ID BenwOOd,
which will give employment to some four
or five hundred men, and all the muck
iron made at the Riverside will be
used in the manufacture OF
pipe. From what | can learn the
erection of the works is almost an assured
fact, but the matter has been kept quiet
and that is the reason / know as much as ]
am telling you. That is as far as my In
formation extends, though, and you may
pick up more points concerning ii"
The reporter spoke to Manager Hearne,
of the Riverside, regarding the matter, last
evening, and something like the following
conversation ensued:
MIR. Hearne, is it true that the Riverside
Company is to erect q tube works ut Ben
wood in the near future?"
well" latter quite a pause that is
something / can't tell you. Where did
you hear it,"
"a certain gentleman informed me. Is
there anything in the rumOr?"
II cannot say anything regarding it.
Very likely you can get more information
from the gentleman who gave you the
pointer. Possibly he known more about
1t than | do"
And that is all the satisfaction the re-
porter could get out of him. But even
that looks very encouraging to a man who
reads the answer in the stars-Or between
the lines. Anyway it is sincerely hoped
the news is true. Mr.. Hearne is OF
the most capable iron mill managers in the
country, and should such q plant be put
under way, its early completion and ulti-
mate success is assured.